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Can You Bake Macarons With a Newborn in the House?

Can You Bake Macarons With a Newborn in the House?

I remember scrolling through social media at 3 AM, bleary-eyed and covered in baby spit-up, when I saw a Reddit post that stopped me in my tracks. A new parent in the r/macarons community had just pulled a perfect batch of pistachio macarons from the oven, made entirely during their newborn’s nap. They talked about feeling like themselves again for the first time in months. And I thought, if they can do it, maybe I can too.

Can You Bake Macarons While Taking Care of a Newborn?

Can You Bake Macarons While Taking Care of a Newborn?

There’s a moment in early parenthood when you realize just how long it’s been since you did something purely for yourself. For many of us, that thing is baking. One Reddit user recently shared a small victory: after a difficult pregnancy and months away from the kitchen, they managed to bake a successful batch of macarons during their 11-week-old’s nap. It was a return to normalcy, a tiny triumph that tasted like hope.